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Conveying astronomy to the public

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

Julieta Fierro*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 70264, 04510 México D.F., México email: julieta@astroscu.unam.mx
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Abstract

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The International Year of Astronomy offers us a unique chance to carry out outreach projects in great scale and, to think about new ways to improve our efforts. In this paper I present a few considerations on my activity as a popularisation person. I address its importance and I will emphasize on radio, television and public lectures. I also stress certain ingredients I believe popularisation must include; it must be interesting, diverse, simple, pertinent, and be peer reviewed.

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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